It's the NFL's Hire the Handicapped program...............
Posted on 09/16/2014 8:49:59 AM PDT by Red Badger
The officials blew the game big time in the fourth quarter of the Colts versus Eagles game, most notably on a huge non-call of defensive holding.
You never want to be those fans. You never want to be those fans that blame the officiating for the loss. Let's face it: every fanbase thinks that their team were the victims of some cheap calls that hurt them. Every fanbase is the same, and each week is no different. That's why I generally try to stay away from criticizing the officials too much.
Tonight, however, is different. Tonight, whether you're a Colts fan or not, you could make a very strong case that the officials cost the Colts the game. Let's not take the blame off of others - like the coaches. But let's also not downplay the fact that the officials botched some crucial calls tonight that shaped the game.
With 5:15 left in the game, the Colts led the Eagles 27-20. They faced a 3rd down and 9 from the Eagles 22 yard line. As it was, it would have been around a 39 yard field goal for Adam Vinatieri to put the Colts up by two scores. Instead, the entire game changed on one play. Andrew Luck was picked off across the middle, giving the Eagles the ball back (and only preventing a score thanks to a Reggie Wayne touchdown-saving tackle). No field goal for the Colts. The Eagles drove down the field and tied it up. But the interception has been one that has generated a lot of discussion, and it's because the referees missed a huge call. T.Y. Hilton was held as he was going across the middle. The hold prevented him from getting to the ball and instead allowed the Eagles to pick it off.
I had long hoped that the NFL was moving in the direction that the winning team would get to keep the other teams cheerleaders. I guess that’s out.
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BM
Looking at the video, I don’t think the receiver would have made it back for the ball. That was a badly off-target throw.
By George, you’ve nailed the problem.
Not enough gay female South Asian referees.
When we signed up to directv, we were provided eastern and LA network feeds because we were in an area where broadcast stations from LA did not all come in clearly.
Subsequently, we moved to the San Diego area at the time local channels were available on direct.
Direct grandfathered us in So we now get whatever is in LA, NYC, or San Diego. Lost of choices. But I pick the best games and still scan through.
BTW if I switch out my box to a new one, they will most likely audit my account and stop the network feeds.
...and if you're a Detroit Lion...they do.
Regular blocks of commercials interspersed with fruity gyrations and chest slapping displays.
Freegards
I absolutely love girls. However have not been on board with all these girl reporters on the games in recent years. Why do they do this? The girls just seem so out of place to me.
Flame away everybody..........
The bigger issue is sideline reporters. They stop the coaches before halftime and in the NBA they interview while the game has started.
Dump em.
It is a way to get more gals into the game, but the practice is annoying.
The NFL is pretty much unwatchable these days.
And college football is quickly heading in that same direction.
The only reason I watch NFL games on TV is to shop for my next BMW.
I agree, the ball was behind him and he was back on his heels as he tried to reverse direction.
There is randomness in every effort. I think of sports officials as simply one more element of the game like a bad bounce or a slippery surface. In any sort of game, in any sport, both teams need to deal with the same imperfect officiating.
I’m not a fan of either of these teams and have no dog in this fight. A blown call is a bad break but a careful watcher will find at least one bad call in almost every game. Boxing refs do a great job and basketball refs are a close second. I think the bigger the venue the more blown calls occur.
That’s the way the ball bounces.
I do not know if Horse Collar calls are on the list of reviewable calls...............
There needs to be an official(s) up in the booth overseeing the whole game on monitors that can call down to the field to give the on-field refs a heads up to a infraction that is major, such as this missed call.
The coach should be able to call a review of an interception without penalty....................
My wife thinks the refs are bought off by the Mafia....................Philly is a big Mafia city...............
It's the NFL's Hire the Handicapped program...............
Hilton wasn’t held — if anythng, he was pushing off.
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